By ERIn sMITH
For the intellectual:
*June 7: Walk amongst great pieces of art
for free every first Tuesday at The de Young
Museum and Legion of Honor.
*July 2 - Oct 2, weekends only: Spendeth
thy summer watching The Winter’s Tale at
the Shakespeare Festival. Nearest performances art taking lodging in Pleasanton and
SF.
*July 16: Pub crawl meets book worm at
Oakland’s Beast Crawl Literature Festival.
Spread over 3 hours and 36 venues, drink
your way through a variety of literary and
poetry readings and performances.
Aug: 29-30: Dave Matthews Band: why
deal with multiple stages and set times at a
sold out Outside Lands when you can just
listen to DMB jam out for three straight
hours instead? They hit the Greek Theater
in August and tickets are $85.

For the foodie:
*May 21: Pledge to be veg and check out
Oakland Veg Fest at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater. Speakers, local vendors, and lots
of free food samples will be happening.

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For the country folk:

For the nature lover:

*Aug 20: Join 15,000 other summer lovMay 21, and every Saturday: Get revved
ing people and take part in NoisePop’s 20th up and take witness to some serious carnage
Street Block Party. Music, food and drinks at the Antioch Speedway. Races take place
collide in this delicious summer event.
every Saturday, and tickets run $15.

*May 20: Come hang out with a great
horned owl and learn about native California animals for free every third Friday at the
Lindsay Wildlife Experience.

Aug: 25-28: ‘Eat. Drink. SF.’ is the premier food, wine, and spirits festival of the
Bay Area. Get your fancy on with a one of
four Grand tastings taking place over the
weekend. Tickets are on sale now. Prices
range from $75 - $189

*June 1: Become one with nature every
first Wednesday of every month when admission is free to enter the UC Berkeley
Botanical Gardens.

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May 15: Swoon over acts like Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line
at the Shoreline Amphitheater with the
Country Megaticket. See eight mega country
acts with one ticket starting at $259.